Patent attributes
A strip of encapsulated linear lighting with a partially encapsulated electrical connector is disclosed, as are processes for manufacturing such strips of encapsulated linear lighting. In these processes, connecting structure is connected to a strip of linear lighting. A portion of the connecting structure is then sheathed in a stopper. The stopper is used to dam a vessel or channel, the dammed vessel or channel is filled with resin, and the resin is caused or allowed to cure. The stopper protects the connecting structure from resin during the encapsulation process and leaves its contacts unencapsulated and exposed. The connecting structure can be connected to external structures, like a power cable or another segment of encapsulated linear lighting, after manufacture. A joint between the connecting structure and another structure can be overmolded or otherwise protected.
